kexec allows replacing the current kernel with a different one. This is usually a source of concerns for sysadmins that want to harden a system. Linux already provides a way to disable loading new kexec kernel via kexec_load_disabled, but that control is very coard, it is all or nothing and does not make distinction between a panic kexec and a normal kexec. This patch introduces new sysctl parameters, with finner tunning to specify how many times a kexec kernel can be loaded. The sysadmin can set different limits for kexec panic and kexec reboot kernels. The value can be modified at runtime via sysctl, but only with a stricter value. With these new parameters on place, a system with loadpin and verity enabled, using the following kernel parameters: sysctl.kexec_load_limit_reboot=0 sysct.kexec_load_limit_panic=1 can have a good warranty that if initrd tries to load a panic kernel, a malitious user will have small chances to replace that kernel with a different one, even if they can trigger timeouts on the disk where the panic kernel lives. Reviewed-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Ricardo Ribalda <ribalda@xxxxxxxxxxxx> --- Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst | 18 ++++++ include/linux/kexec.h | 2 +- kernel/kexec.c | 4 +- kernel/kexec_core.c | 87 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- kernel/kexec_file.c | 11 ++-- 5 files changed, 114 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst index 97394bd9d065..d5fb4b6ef405 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst @@ -461,6 +461,24 @@ allowing a system to set up (and later use) an image without it being altered. Generally used together with the `modules_disabled`_ sysctl. +kexec_load_limit_panic +====================== + +This parameter specifies a limit to the number of times the syscalls +``kexec_load`` and ``kexec_file_load`` can be called with a crash +image. It can only be set with a more restrictive value than the +current one. + +== ====================================================== +-1 Unlimited calls to kexec. This is the default setting. +N Number of calls left. +== ====================================================== + +kexec_load_limit_reboot +======================= + +Similar functionality as ``kexec_load_limit_panic``, but for a normal +image. kptr_restrict ============= diff --git a/include/linux/kexec.h b/include/linux/kexec.h index 182e0c11b87b..791e65829f86 100644 --- a/include/linux/kexec.h +++ b/include/linux/kexec.h @@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ extern int kimage_crash_copy_vmcoreinfo(struct kimage *image); extern struct kimage *kexec_image; extern struct kimage *kexec_crash_image; -bool kexec_load_permitted(void); +bool kexec_load_permitted(int kexec_image_type); #ifndef kexec_flush_icache_page #define kexec_flush_icache_page(page) diff --git a/kernel/kexec.c b/kernel/kexec.c index ce1bca874a8d..92d301f98776 100644 --- a/kernel/kexec.c +++ b/kernel/kexec.c @@ -190,10 +190,12 @@ static int do_kexec_load(unsigned long entry, unsigned long nr_segments, static inline int kexec_load_check(unsigned long nr_segments, unsigned long flags) { + int image_type = (flags & KEXEC_ON_CRASH) ? + KEXEC_TYPE_CRASH : KEXEC_TYPE_DEFAULT; int result; /* We only trust the superuser with rebooting the system. */ - if (!kexec_load_permitted()) + if (!kexec_load_permitted(image_type)) return -EPERM; /* Permit LSMs and IMA to fail the kexec */ diff --git a/kernel/kexec_core.c b/kernel/kexec_core.c index a1efc70f4158..951541d78ca8 100644 --- a/kernel/kexec_core.c +++ b/kernel/kexec_core.c @@ -926,10 +926,64 @@ int kimage_load_segment(struct kimage *image, return result; } +struct kexec_load_limit { + /* Mutex protects the limit count. */ + struct mutex mutex; + int limit; +}; + +static struct kexec_load_limit load_limit_reboot = { + .mutex = __MUTEX_INITIALIZER(load_limit_reboot.mutex), + .limit = -1, +}; + +static struct kexec_load_limit load_limit_panic = { + .mutex = __MUTEX_INITIALIZER(load_limit_panic.mutex), + .limit = -1, +}; + struct kimage *kexec_image; struct kimage *kexec_crash_image; static int kexec_load_disabled; + #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL +static int kexec_limit_handler(struct ctl_table *table, int write, + void *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos) +{ + struct kexec_load_limit *limit = table->data; + int val; + struct ctl_table tmp = { + .data = &val, + .maxlen = sizeof(val), + .mode = table->mode, + }; + int ret; + + if (write) { + ret = proc_dointvec(&tmp, write, buffer, lenp, ppos); + if (ret) + return ret; + + if (val < 0) + return -EINVAL; + + mutex_lock(&limit->mutex); + if (limit->limit != -1 && val >= limit->limit) + ret = -EINVAL; + else + limit->limit = val; + mutex_unlock(&limit->mutex); + + return ret; + } + + mutex_lock(&limit->mutex); + val = limit->limit; + mutex_unlock(&limit->mutex); + + return proc_dointvec(&tmp, write, buffer, lenp, ppos); +} + static struct ctl_table kexec_core_sysctls[] = { { .procname = "kexec_load_disabled", @@ -941,6 +995,18 @@ static struct ctl_table kexec_core_sysctls[] = { .extra1 = SYSCTL_ONE, .extra2 = SYSCTL_ONE, }, + { + .procname = "kexec_load_limit_panic", + .data = &load_limit_panic, + .mode = 0644, + .proc_handler = kexec_limit_handler, + }, + { + .procname = "kexec_load_limit_reboot", + .data = &load_limit_reboot, + .mode = 0644, + .proc_handler = kexec_limit_handler, + }, { } }; @@ -952,13 +1018,30 @@ static int __init kexec_core_sysctl_init(void) late_initcall(kexec_core_sysctl_init); #endif -bool kexec_load_permitted(void) +bool kexec_load_permitted(int kexec_image_type) { + struct kexec_load_limit *limit; + /* * Only the superuser can use the kexec syscall and if it has not * been disabled. */ - return capable(CAP_SYS_BOOT) && !kexec_load_disabled; + if (!capable(CAP_SYS_BOOT) || kexec_load_disabled) + return false; + + /* Check limit counter and decrease it.*/ + limit = (kexec_image_type == KEXEC_TYPE_CRASH) ? + &load_limit_panic : &load_limit_reboot; + mutex_lock(&limit->mutex); + if (!limit->limit) { + mutex_unlock(&limit->mutex); + return false; + } + if (limit->limit != -1) + limit->limit--; + mutex_unlock(&limit->mutex); + + return true; } /* diff --git a/kernel/kexec_file.c b/kernel/kexec_file.c index 29efa43ea951..70e1e99038ee 100644 --- a/kernel/kexec_file.c +++ b/kernel/kexec_file.c @@ -326,11 +326,13 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(kexec_file_load, int, kernel_fd, int, initrd_fd, unsigned long, cmdline_len, const char __user *, cmdline_ptr, unsigned long, flags) { - int ret = 0, i; + int image_type = (flags & KEXEC_FILE_ON_CRASH) ? + KEXEC_TYPE_CRASH : KEXEC_TYPE_DEFAULT; struct kimage **dest_image, *image; + int ret = 0, i; /* We only trust the superuser with rebooting the system. */ - if (!kexec_load_permitted()) + if (!kexec_load_permitted(image_type)) return -EPERM; /* Make sure we have a legal set of flags */ @@ -342,11 +344,12 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(kexec_file_load, int, kernel_fd, int, initrd_fd, if (!kexec_trylock()) return -EBUSY; - dest_image = &kexec_image; - if (flags & KEXEC_FILE_ON_CRASH) { + if (image_type == KEXEC_TYPE_CRASH) { dest_image = &kexec_crash_image; if (kexec_crash_image) arch_kexec_unprotect_crashkres(); + } else { + dest_image = &kexec_image; } if (flags & KEXEC_FILE_UNLOAD) -- 2.39.0.314.g84b9a713c41-goog-b4-0.11.0-dev-696ae